Monday, November 1, 2010

MEATLESS MONDAY - Vegetarian Taco Salad


This was super easy and super yummy and VERY filling! I somewhat followed a recipe but you can really add what you like. This is how I made them:

Vegetarian Taco Salad
Chips
Beans
Rice
Salsa
Tomatoes
Lime
Onion
Avocado
Cilantro
Romaine Lettuce
Olive Oil
Chili Powder
Oregano
Salt
Pepper Jack Cheese


Prepare your rice. I used spanish rice, I make it homemade.

In another pan, heat up the oil and soften the minced onions. Add chopped tomaotes and cook for a minute. Drain the beans and rinse them and add them to the tomato/onion mixture, cook for about 5 minutes. Add your spices to the mix. I used oregano, chipotle chili powder and salt. Add in your rice and heat through.

Assemble your salad.

Chips, lettuce, bean/rice mixture, shredded cheese, salsa and guacamole or cut up avocado. Mmmmmm, so good!

7 comments:

Brownieville Girl said...

I love dishes like this ... you can eat second helpings and just tell yourself that it's health food!!!!

Anonymous said...

I could deal with this right now.. i had my fill of meat for the day.week.. ugh!

Sunny said...

I'm so hungry for this right now. Hope I can make it till dinner.

Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...

So funny. I've been craving a taco salad and I even put it on the menu for this weekend. I always use lean ground round in mine, but now I'm going to try your vegetarian version. We need to eat less meat. Thanks for the nudge.
Sam

Unknown said...

I adore salads like this! So healthy and satisfying! My favorite part is the avocado - YUM!

Taara said...

This Taco Salad looks so delicious, I can't wait to try it! I love all of your recipes, and as a vegetarian myself, I am always looking for new great meat-free recipes! I love your recipes, being a vegetarian myself. I recently started working
for with a nonprofit public health campaign, called Meatless Monday. Their website
(www.meatlessmonday.com) is a great source of information and has TONS of delicious
meatless recipes, if you’re looking for more vegetarian or vegan dishes to cook (which I
know I always am!)

I love that you're always trying out new recipes. Many bloggers think its fun to write a weekly Meatless Monday post every Monday
to help spread the word about the movement. Does that sound like something you’d
be interested in? We often feature blogger’s recipes linking back to the blog. If this is
something you’d like to participate in, please email me at
meatlessmondayblogs@gmail.com to coordinate!

-Sara

test it comm said...

I really like doing taco salads like this. They are nice and simple and tasty and healthy.